37 But the one who stands firm in his heart, [a]if he is not under constraint, but has authority [b]over his own will, and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin, he will do well.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:37 Lit having no necessity
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:37 Lit pertaining to

37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.

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